Head Injury - Page 35

October 24, 2015

Latest NFL draftees could benefit from new-age concussion test

The 2015 NFL Draft class has now been welcomed into the league, one that could grow safer as their careers unfold through new-age research into identifying concussions.

October 24, 2015

Football helmet design can lower concussion risk, study finds

After embedding sensors into two different types of football helmets, researchers from Virginia Tech University have revealed that one helmet was much more effective at preventing concussions than the other.

October 24, 2015

Traumatic brain injury linked to increased dementia risk

Older military veterans who have suffered a serious head injury are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than uninjured veterans, according to a new study.

October 24, 2015

Cause of teen's headache turns out to be ... bullet fragment

There was a shooting at Florida's Bethune-Cookman University Monday, and 19-year-old Juanye Jones thought he was grazed on the ear by a bullet.

October 24, 2015

Hormone may help protect brains of premature infants, study suggests

A new study has found that a hormone often used to reduce the need for blood transfusions may also prevent brain injuries in premature babies.

October 23, 2015

NFL and NIH award grants for concussion research

The National Institutes of Health, with partial funding by the NFL, has chosen eight projects to receive support in researching concussions.

October 23, 2015

Regardless of location, concussions serious, study says

Concussions in high school football players are equally serious no matter where on the head the hit occurred, according to a new study

October 23, 2015

Woman scalped in drill accident regrows hair

A Czech woman whose scalp was severed from her head after her ponytail got caught in an electric drill said her hair is finally starting to grow back two months later, Central European News (CEN) reported.   

October 23, 2015

Fairground ride leaves woman permanently dizzy

A spinning fairground ride left a British woman feeling permanently dizzy, reported Metro.co.uk.

October 23, 2015

New tool awaiting FDA approval may improve sideline concussion diagnosis

After a year of testing on athletes at San Diego State University (SDSU), a new device utilizing balance measurements to help objectively diagnose athletes with concussions has proven effective.